StoneColdStephenIreland

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rafa-benitez-responds-talk-newcastle-13439923

No Wolfsburg or Bradford though are they?

I would!

We kick off against Spurs with an afternoon kick off. They've sold their number 1 RB whilst their second choice is injured. Son is out injured too meaning a possible rare appearance for all round good guy and Champions League specialist Moussa Sissoko. Theyve signed no players and havent had the best of Pre-seasons by all accounts so I'll actually be disappointed if we don't get a win or some sort of result against these as they have no momentum going into the season. 2-1 - Mitro double. Howay!

Bid rejected = Rafa fuming apparently. 12m is hardly derisory for Joselu. I'd have thought it would have been about 5 miw at most.

Bid rejected by Stoke for Joselu

Deal close for him to sign for Trabzonspor who aren't even playing in the Champions League

No coincidence that's when PSG came in with their offer.

Absolutely daft for to pay all that for him. They should walk the league with or without him after Monacos freakish season last year and they're still gonna get nowhere near winning the Champions League.

Yeah the whole thing is just daft. I almost understand some of the transfer fees that have been paid in the last few windows but to double it to 200 million for one player is mental. I dont get how there's logic in think he'll win the ballon d'or there either? There's no way anyone will win it playing in France as there's always the doubt that it's not as big a league as others in Europe.

If football wasnt broken before it certainly looks like PSG and Neymar and going to snap it in two.

Jesus man. There's a tonne of shite in the Premiership, not a chance we'll go down or near it infact.

Hopefully they're looking to ship him out quick to get a replacement LB and not just to rid wages.

I think we should put a bid in for Giroud. He won't want to play second fiddle for a second season behind another French international who will probably replace him if he does stay. Maybe a bit out of our reach at the moment but I think we could turn his head.

If not this season, they will get relegated at some point in the next couple year. They have no momentum, no good players and no hope.

He's also a crock who barely played a minute for Palace last year.

I think it was one of our earlier pre season games too. Not 6 days before the league started.

Getting beat 3-0 in the first half

Aye I'm with him about getting on the players backs too! Sometimes it's like fans are waiting for the likes of Dummett or Colback to make a mistake just to have a go.

Yeah but Brighton and Huddersfield signed players earlier than us so we're always playing catch up etc etc babble babble

If you go through his tweets of the last few hours he has quotes from the talk in at Nine bar with Rafa from tonight.

Koeman seems extra precious which will see the capitulation even more sweet.

I reckon Manquillo will be scapegoated alot no matter how well he does this season.

Not everyone needs to be declared for the squad though. Players under a certain age can be left out and still play if I remember from my football manager days.